in the kitchen

no-churn pineapple ice cream {recipe}

Even though summer in Toronto this year has been on the 'cool' side, and it's nearing the end of August, I refuse to let summer die. And what better...

chocolate nutella cupcakes {recipe}

Both my brother-in-law, Dave, and my sister-in-law, Alex, answered with an emphatic "chocolate" when I asked them what flavour they wanted their...

crown royal whisky cupcakes (aka boozy cupcakes) {recipe}

I never gave my father-in-law a chance to choose his birthday cupcake flavour - it was always going to be Crown Royal cupcakes. You see, many years...

blueberry muffins {recipe}

Jul 8, 2012 | cupcakes & muffins, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

I had a couple of extra days off from work last weekend so I was planning on whipping up a double-batch of banana crumb muffins (after I made them for the first time, there were a lot of complaints from family members who saw the photos and didn't get to try any so I...

banana crumb muffins {recipe}

Jun 27, 2012 | cupcakes & muffins, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

I had a real "baker" moment last weekend. I woke up and just felt the urge to BAKE something. I've never had that feeling before. The problem was I didn't really have that many ingredients handy...until noticed there were four over-ripe bananas hanging around. Eureka!...

strawberry jam x three {recipe}

Jun 21, 2012 | in the kitchen

A couple of weekends ago, I managed to cross off one of my food resolutions for 2012 - making strawberry freezer jam! I love jam. I'm especially a fan of "berry" jams - raspberry, strawberry - and being able to make my own seemed like a great way to try...

green tea ice cream {recipe}

Jun 4, 2012 | desserts & sweets, frozen treats, in the kitchen, recipes

About five years ago, my lovely sister got me a Cuisinart ice cream maker for my birthday after I mentioned that it would be fun to have one. I used it once (to make a mango sorbet) and then put it back into the box where it languished for the next half-decade....

mint-filled brownie cupcakes {recipe}

May 18, 2012 | chocolate, cupcakes & muffins, desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

Paul is a huge fan of chocolate-mint flavoured anything, so when I saw this recipe for mint-filled brownie cupcakes in Martha Stewart's Cupcakes cookbook, I knew I had to give them a try. The ingredients list is nice and short and the recipe is very easy to...

linguine with shrimp for two {recipe}

May 10, 2012 | in the kitchen, main courses, pasta & noodles, recipes, seafood

Paul and I love pasta - it's affordable and can be made in so many ways, but we almost always stick to the basic pasta and tomato sauce combination, which is fine (especially since Paul makes a great classic tomato sauce) but once in a while we like to try something...

red velvet cake balls {recipe}

May 7, 2012 | desserts & sweets, in the kitchen, recipes

Paul had mentioned seeing a cool contraption (I can't remember the name now) on TV a few weeks ago that made it easy to create little round balls of cake, making cake pops super easy to make. Of course, cake pops are all the rage these days, even Starbucks...